Table 2.
Associations between mode of transportation by primary shopper and food security among US adults who are the primary grocery shoppers for households with children
| Full food security | Marginal food security | Low food security | Very low food security | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample (N = 997) | ||||
| Use personal vehicle, weighted % (SE) Do not use personal vehicle, weighted % (SE) Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusteda OR (95% CI) Adjustedb OR (95% CI) | 62.4 (2.8) 28.9 (4.7) (Reference) (Reference) (Reference) | 13.1 (1.7) 18.3 (3.3) 0.3 (0.2–0.6) 0.7 (0.4–1.3) 0.9 (0.6–1.5) | 16.1 (1.7) 30.6 (8.7) 0.2 (0.1–0.5) 0.5 (0.2–1.2) 0.6 (0.3–1.7) | 8.5 (1.3) 22.2 (7.4) 0.2 (0.1–0.5) 0.2 (0.1–0.6) 0.4 (0.1–1.0) | 
| < 130% federal poverty line (N = 451) | ||||
| Use personal vehicle, weighted % (SE) Do not use personal vehicle, weighted % (SE) Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted* OR (95% CI) | 35.9 (3.4) 23.1 (5.6) (Reference) (Reference) | 18.9 (3.3) 18.7 (4.3) 0.7 (0.3–1.3) 1.0 (0.5–2.0) | 27.3 (2.9) 33.3 (11.4) 0.5 (0.2–1.5) 0.6 (0.2–1.6) | 17.9 (2.3) 24.9 (9.1) 0.5 (0.2–1.3) 0.3 (0.1–0.7) | 
aAdjusted for age, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment
bAdjusted for age, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, and poverty-to-income ratio
Values in bold signify statisically significant odd ratios where p<0.05